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About Maharajapuram Village

Maharajapuram is a large village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,145, made up of 1,047 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613104
Area (hectares) 289.94 hectares
Population 2,145
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Maharajapuram is the 30th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 289.94 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Maharajapuram

Maharajapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharajapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharajapuram from other places

Maharajapuram lies about 15 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pasupatikovil, about 4.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maharajapuram
Nearest railway station Pasupatikovil 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 8.2 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 15 km

Villages closest to Maharajapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Maharajapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajapuram village had a population of 2,145. That makes it the 30th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Maharajapuram village has 1,047 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajapuram has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Maharajapuram is 613104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajapuram covers 289.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajapuram falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maharajapuram is Pasupatikovil, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maharajapuram.

Maharajapuram is about 15 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajapuram is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pasupatikovil is about 4.1 km away. Thiruvaiyaru is about 8.2 km away. Thanjavur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thulajendra Maharajapuram (under 2 km), Peramur (3.9 km) and Semmangudi (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maharajapuram today is likely to be higher.

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